road map

noun

1

: a map showing roads especially for automobile travel

2

a

: a detailed plan to guide progress toward a goal

b

: a detailed explanation

Synonyms of road map

• plan
• strategy
• blueprint
• program
• project
• scheme
• game plan

Examples of road map in a Sentence

Did you bring a road map?

a road map to peace

Recent Examples on the Web

Use the new speed to accelerate the road map, improve quality or modernize legacy systems faster. — Luboslava Uram, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Google is also offering more visibility into its road map after questions about delays. — Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 21 July 2026

The Epsilon case showed how lists of likely responders can become a road map for fraud, with older adults paying a steep price. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026

Two major studies, one published in 2023 and another in 2025, quantify the payoff in years of life expectancy and offer a road map for the habits that matter most. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for road map

• bandgap
• bitmap
• blackcap
• blackstrap
• bootstrap
• burlap
• claptrap
• entrap
• foolscap
• kidnap
• kneecap
• madcap